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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18
She Kent Lent.

There's q simple, honest servant up
town who is keeping lent. She knows
that there are duties and duties, and she
draws the line. 1t was last ash Wednes-
day, and the lady of the house was seated
in the parlor with several visitors. The
domestic appeared at the door. She had
been fixing up a turkey on which the
family proposed to fast for evening. In
her hand she held a big needle and q
long thread.
what is it, Bridget"
"Av you please, ma'am I've dressed
the turkey and I've stuffed 1t, but, av
you don't mind, ma'am. you will have to
sew it up yourself, for I never sew on
ash Wednesday"
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18
The.Raiiroad Commisslons

ThesRaiirOad Commissions War.
b New York, April l4-In the trouble
between trunk lines and their western
connections oyer the payment Of com-
missions both sides scored q. point this
morning. The Baltimore and Ohio turn
ed western lines tickets to the we'll and
all trunk lines turned to the wall tickets
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
which makes the western position solid.
Commissioner Fink, when asked the
reason for this action, said that tickets
OF the ST. Paul road were kept on sale
till tomorrow under . misapprehension !.
1t was supposed from letters received
from the road that it would sign an
agreement not to pay commissions,
but it never did 80, therefore, as the
road continued to pay commissions.
its tickets were taken off sale by trunk
lines.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18
Bunaing RaiIroad Bridges

Ponca Journal: Speaking of Bunker
Hill monument, that imposing and pat.
rio..iio shaft is 22o feet high and 81 feet
square at the base. and cost several
hundred Thousand dollars. II four such
monuments should be built. especially
irlthese expensive times for labor and
faafefiaa. the COST would rnes np into not
less than one and . half millions. Now
suppose each one of these four monn.
ments had to have a pit or hole dug one
bundled and eighty feet deep, to stand
it in. Suppose also that said pits had
to be dug in the bottom OF the Missouri
river, at o cost oil. not less than a million
more, And now suppose that after.
gsttfng tho monuments planted in
their respective holes O bridge
should be arranged along on their tops.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18
News From the park Continent.

-#
Zanzibar, April 15AA Somala traass
from the Uganda country has arrived
here bearing advices from Emin Rey.
He was established when the trader left
at Wadeiia, North Albert, Nyanza. In
November which was four mouths iateg
than the advices brought by Dr. Juukef.
tEmin Bey visited King Unyoro, who
was six days journey from Uganda Eff
min asked the king for permission to
pass through his territory towards IAN
zlbar. The king, upon hearing his re-
guest. ordered the visitors to return the
way they came, and declared he. would
have nothing more to do with Europeans.
The king is q youth IL years of age. He
has . Thousand wives. Somali states
that messengers dispatched from Zanzi-
bar to carry information to Emin Bey
that Mr. Stanley had gone with an ex-
pedltion by way of the Congo river to
effect his rescue were delayed in Unyan.
yembo by the king, who was indisposed
to allow them to proceed.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18

REIOUM MADE miserable by Indiges.
ton, Constipation, Dizziness L 5ss of An
petite, Yellow Skim Shiloh's Vitalizer is
q positive cure. Sold by DR.. Yanderhule.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18

Not q Lsquid,Snu6
or Powder. Free
from Injurious
L7'ugs and Wsn-
sipc 0Goys. ~
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18
Advies 10 Methers.

- asgGFgeTF.E ..f.Ht 10 Laa F2&HE4G9 hF. u
Are you disturbed at night ana broken
OF your rest by q sick child suffering and
crying vita pain Of cutting teeth? II so,
Q ut moe and get Q bottle OF
Mrs. WTNs1ow's SooTH1Na SYRUP for
Children Teething. Its value i~sllncalcu.
liable. 1t will relieve the poor little sui
terer Immediately. Depend upon il,
mothers, there is no mistake about il
II cures dysentery and diarrhoea. reeu-
lates the stomach and bowels, cures
wand colic, softens the gums, reduces in
tammation and gives tome and energy
TO the whole system. Hrs. Winsloso;s
Soothing Syrup for Children Teethsng is
pleasant to the taste, and is the prescrip.
lion OF y OF the oldest nurses and
best female physicians in the United
States, and is for sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Price twenty
i've cents o bottle.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18
The Lurking Ground of the cyclone

The Lurking Ground of the Cyclone.
st. Cloud, April 15-About 5 O'Clock
last night a heavy black cloud became
visible in the direction whence the
cyclone came on the same day a year
ago. IL suddenly became dark, and
many began to think a repetition OF last
years catastrophe was at hand. Teams
were driven rapidly home, business men
rushed to their houses and their families,
only to find, in some instances, that the
latter had already taken shelter in cellars,
or at some neighbours house or that
mothers were engaged in gathering their
little ones together. Nearly everybody
else, with eager eyes and dreading hearts,
watched the movement of the dark
clouds, which. however, soon passed
over the city northward, followed by q
elight rain.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18

SHILOHS CURE will Immediately re-
lieye Group, Nhooping Cough and Bron-
chitis. Sold by DR.. Yanderhule,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18

Or Black Lepfosy, Is a disease wl,ichis considered
incurable, but 1t has yielded to the curative proper
ties OF SwIFT's SPEcIFIc-now known all over the
world as s.. S. s. Mrs. Bailey, OF West Someryiiie.
Mass, near Boston, was attacked several years ago
the best medical talent, who could only say that the
disease was a species OF
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18
LEPROsY-

and. consequently incurable. 1t ia impossible to de.
scribe her snIerings. Her body from the crown OF
her head to the soles OF her feet was o mass of decay.
masses OF flesh rotting off and leaving great cavities.
Her fingers fcstered and three or four nails dropped
off at one time. Her limbs contracted BY the fearful
liberation, and for several years she did not leave
her bed. Her weight was reduced from 125 to go lbs.
Perhaps some faint idea Of her condition can be
CLEANED from the fact that three pounds Of Cosmo-
line or ointment were used per week in dressing her
sores. FINALLY the physicians acknowledged their
defeat by this Black Wolf. and commended the suf-
ferer to isf all-wise Creator. ~
Her husband hearing wonderful reports Of the use
Of SwIFT's SPECIFIC Is. s. S.b prevailed on her 10
tryi as a last resort; She begun its uae under pro-
test, but soon found that her system was being re-
lteyed OF the poison, as the sores assumed O red and
healthy color, as though the blood was becoming
pnrc md active. Mrs. Bailey, continued the s. s. s.
until last February; every sore was healed; she dis.
cnrded chair and %crntches, and was for the first time
In twelve years n well woman. Her husband, Mr..
e. A. Bailey, is In business at 17H Blackstone Street,
Eoaton, and will take pleasure in giving the details
tHl this wonderful cure Send to us for Treatise on
6locdnn Skin Diseases. mailed free.
2 TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Cos Drawer 8. Atlanta. Ga.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18
- g. - VS.

70 all who are suffering from the errors. nd
nulacretions OF youth, nervous weakness, early
useay, ioss Of manhood. &C., I will send a recipe
snat VIII cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. Thisgreat
was discovered by o missionary In South
nlierlca. SEND q self-addressed envelope to the
REV. JOSEPH Z. INMAS, statsen D. Ney Yerx az,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18

WHY WILL YOUlcouqh when shiloh's
Cure will give immediate relief. Price 10
cts, 90 cts. and 81. Sold by DR.. Wander
hule.:
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-18

"HACKMETAOK.n q lasting and fra
grant perfume. Price Is and SO cents. Sold
by DR.. Vanderhule.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14
Mark Twain's Courtship

Mark Twain has been the subject
Of many good stories in his day, and
the appended one from the lndianap-
oils Journal, about a trying moment
in his courtship, is worth reproducing.
As every one knows, Mr.. Clemens
first met his beautiful wife while on
the famous voyage Of the Quaker
City, and he pursued his acquaintance
after their return so closely that at
last the young lady's papa one day
called the ardent and devoted Mark
into his private study and said, after
some preamble; "Mr. Clemens, |
have something TO say TO you which
bears upon subject of grave import
ance, at least 10 me and mine. You
have been coming here for some
time, and your manner leaves NO
doubt in my mind as TO your object.
Now, my daughters welfare is very
dear TO me, and before / can admit
you TO her society on the footing Of
a suitor to her hand, would like 10
know something more than do about
you and your antecedents, etc. stop
a minute You must remember that
a man may be "a good fellow, and
pleasant companion on a voyage and
all that, but when il is "A question as
grave asIthis a wise father tries TO
take every precaution before allow
ing his daughters affections 20 be-
come engaged, and ] ask Of YOU, as
a gentleman, that YOU will give me
the names of some of your friends in
California to whom ! may write and
make such inquiries as ] deem nee
essary, that is, if YOU still desire our
friendship" IL was now Mark
Twain's turn. ''Sir," said he, bow
ing profoundly, as became a young
man who respects his hoped-for
father-in-law, 'your sentiments are
in every way correct. approve of
them myself, and hasten TO add that
you have not been mistaken in my
sentiments toward your daughter,
whom ! may tell YOU candidly seems
to me to be the most perfect of her
sex, and ! honor your solicitation for
her welfare. ] am not only perfectly
willing to give you references, but
am only too glad 70 have an oppor-
tunity to do so, which my natural
modesty would have prevented me
from Offering. Therefore permit me
to give you the names Of few Of my
friends. ] will write them down.
First is Lieutenant-G eneral John
McComb, Alexander Badlam, Gener-
al Lander and Colonel w. IL. l..
Barnes. They will lie for me just
as l wonld for them under like cir
the old man all up, and he never
asked more reference nor wrote To
those gentlemen.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14
In the Limekiln Club.

"Dar' am sartin things which a
good man should allus bar in mind, 3"
SAID Brother Gardner as he motioned
to the janitor to raise three more win
dows on the alley side. There was
a sound of mighty shuffiing as Elder
Toots, Deacon Tillsbury and Esquire
jackson drew their hoofs under their
respective stools, and then the presi-
dent continued:
"Abusin' a man for bein' rich
doan' lower the price of taters to de
poo man.
De man who am down on his luck,
as de sayin' is, am generally pretty
high up on de saloons.
No man expects to buy 500 lot
for $40, but lots of folks want to live
at the rate of $50 a week on an in
come of SO.
De man kin find time to argy re-
ligion durin' workin' hours is de kind
of Christian to look out for when he
wants to borry money.
Oar am no doubt that Providence
helps people out Of box, but / reck-
on it am great deal safer to airn your
bread an meat in the reg'lar way.
Oar am occashuns when all Of us
boast of our honesty, or feel like it.
Sich occashuns am when we forgit
dat we have nebber been tempted wild
anythin' beyond bogus lookin' half
dollar.
If you kin keep all de Ten Com
mandments, glory fur you but bekase
you disluver you can't keep but six
or seben doan' 90 an frow 'em all
overheard.
When you find a man who won't
listen to argument you has bit
so close to a lunatic of a fule dat you
had better be gittin' home to supper.
We am a selfish lot. We find
fault wild de law which gives US a
verdict agin US in de one case an Civ
no praise fur de score which favor Us.
! kin sot a torpedo in front Of my
hen house to purtect myself from a
thief, but a liar may walk over me
with impunity in my sleep.
| nebber met but one man who
tried to lib up TO de Golden Rule.
He got to de poor-house jist as / left
1t. / had bin tryin' to pay up out
IaMed debts
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14

''Zounds so | should = exclaim-
ed the excited doctor, rising to his
feet. "John, come in here" he call
ed. "Help me wrap up this rose
tree. There put it on your handsled
and draw it home for this young lady
and set it in the house. And you,
little miss, present it with my COM
pliments and best wishes to Henriet-
ia Henshaw. Good Heavens, what
fool - exclaimed the doctor, strik-
ing his bald head vigorous thump,
when left alone.
Lottie did as she was hidden, Civ
ing Aunt Hetta such a galvanic shock
as to paralvze her; but the good
lady came to enough to glance fur
lively down the street to see really
that the "impertinent white thing"
was no longer staring at her from the
doctors bay window. She had bay
window, too, looking southwark, and
into it she contrived to roll the great
box, with its wealth of white bios
SONS.
The doctor looking steadily out
from his dismantled corner, drew his
own conclusions.
"Ahem % said Miss Hetta. ''How
long would it take to work that nom
sense you were talking about?"
81 could get it done by night, gasp
ed Lottie, all of delicious tremble.
"Well, child, did not mean to be
cross. Take this and do as YOU please
with it,"
Lottie's hand closed quickly over
the gold coin. She did not need a
tenth part of it. She worked the
whole afternoon to the detriment of
her blue eyes and the loss of her sup
per, till on a garnet ribbon a broad
satin stitch of gold, ornamented with
tiny fOrget-me-nots, lettered out the
H. b. NJ, which stood not for Her
Britanic Majesty, but for some one
every bit as regal, Henry b. Man
vers, otherwise Harry.
She had run down into the hall,
which was flooded with light, had
greeted Harry, and had just secured
the hat band in his hat, when the
parlor doors were swung open and
there stood Aunt Hetta blushing
! through the frosts of forty winters,
with great heaps of white roses mass
ed in her hair and clustered on her
bosom. DR.. Beach, pompous and
portly, was at her side.
"Here, little MISS" ne shouted,
'you run for the parson."
The willy physician had armed him
self with ring and a strip of paper
signed by the town clerk, and before
one could say Jack Robinson" the
knot was tied that transformed Miss
| HenrIeJUa Henshaw into Mrs. DI.
| Beach.
Lottie was so bewildered that she
could never tell whether she said
yea or nay when Henry asked her to
be his wife. But the young rascal
seems to know for he is building won
drous castles in the air
In the sunny parlor, close beside
the great rose tree, stands an elegant
piqno-a birthday offering to "little
miss from her "Uncle Doctor"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14

a cOquette is woman thOut a heart
that makes a fool O. a man thOut any
head
A child never gets his bad traits from
the fathers side of the house-according
to the father.
Sullivan, Blaine and Buffalo Bill all in
Europe at the same time. Foreigners are
greatly honored just now.
A Burlington girl is learning to play
the cornet, and her admirers speak of her
as 1.-The fairest flower that blows"
Nature needs an immense quantity of
quills to make a goose with, but man
can make a goose of himself with one.
He (before the wedding)-You are sure
you won't be nervous at the altar? She
! (four times a widOw)-I never have been
yet.
General Lew Wallace, who dedicated
''Ben Hur" to 1.-THE wife of my youth" to
the later editions has added '.who still
abides with me"
"a Thief Caught by pillow Sham is
the title of an article in a paper. Thank
! fortune practical use has been discover
| ed for the pillow sham at last
| Mrs. Drew, "a pretty Connecticut widow,
while walking in her sleep fell into well.
DR.. Down, who was up, drew up Mrs.
Drew, who was down.
A brother in prayer-meeting in neigh
boring town, one night, prayed for the alb
sent ''who were prostrated on beds of
sickness and sofas of wellness."
Sunday-school teacher (tO the bright
boy of the class s)-Johnny, how did Eli
jah die? Johnny-He didn't die. He
was translated from the original Hebrew.
Countryman commenting on the game
of tennis)-What fools them city chaps
be They stand there all day long in the
blazing sun a-tossing balls over a rag
fence!
Mrs. Nucoyne-Yes, it was an awful
disease: it reely got to be an epidermis
in our neighbOrhoOd; and l was so frus-
trated by it 1 had to spend two weeks at
the seashore to recapitulate.
After writing sentences one day, the
scholars exchanged work for correction.
A small boy marked an error, and then at
the foot of the paper made the following
explanatory note: He didn't begin Mas
sachusetts with a caterpilla."
Two students rang hated professors
bell at midnight. He puts his head out of
the window and wants to know what's
up. Zone of your windows is wide open. !"
s.Where?" exclaimed the startled profess
sor. s'The one you are looking out Of"
Countryman (to druggist)-I want to
buy a toothbrush. It's suthin l never
used. but my old woman allowed that the
next time l cum to town I'd better git
one. Dentist-Yes, sir. VIII one be
enough? Countryman-A plenty; there's
only two on US in the family
A teacher told her scholars that it was
wrong to chew tobacco. A small boy re-
Piled that he had seen fellow chew be-
cause his teeth ached, and asserted that it
was not wrong to chew tobacco if his
teeth ached The teacher was at first
puzzled to know how to answer this stun
ming argument At last, she said to the
boy. Horace, if a girl should have the
toothache. and want TO chew tobacco,
what then?' Horace scratched his head,
and then said gesolutely, .tShe ought to
have the tooth pulled"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14

Like wrecked craft am I,
Broken and shorn;
Prone on the sands I lie,
Helpless and torn;
Each day bringeth weeping,
Each night bringeth signing,
Oh! what is there left for me other than dying?
Welcome the steps of death,
Welcome the fiery breath,
Waiting, just waiting to Ne!
Gone all the hopes of life
Down the dark stream;
Ended the bitter strife,
Faded each dream;
Lost all that was dear,
That men fondly cherish,
But one thing remaineth, the courage to perish.
Rings on the night my hail;
Where away, the boatman pale?
Waiting, just waiting to die!
Ye who by law decree
Slaughter for gain,
As We shall gaze me
Whom We have slain,
Oh! think what thou'lt plea
When the King, stern and just,
Shall come the living make quest for the lost!
See the boatman draweth near!
Hark, the summons hear!
Hasting, yes, hasting to die!
Out in the nights deep gloom
Lieth the dead;
Spreadeth the tale OF doom,
Pitiful, pitiful dread
By the fiend of drink slain
And the weltering blood (wrath of God)
Crieth out from the ground for the swift
On the merciless band
In which hand ioineth hand
Helping a brother to die
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14

our little Jack iiorncr wac fsrl
earnestly describing something to
papa the other day, and used tbe rR.
preston, "Quick aa spark Papa
was wondering where he bad picked
it zap. and asked 'sllomic, weren't
you trying b. say, quick aa "a flash Il
80 yes, papa was the ropiy With
"a little conscious hook as " caught lH
an error, "that is what meaul
shortly after ho was explaining thf
same thing 90 hia mamma.aud appa
entity determined to make no mistake
this time when he came to uf rAaI
ing part The result wac .Ru.eA
A. a splash r" delivered with great
gusto.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14

Mrs. Phabe Chesley, Clay Co, Iowa. TELLS g4s
following remarkable story. the truth y eALeA =
vouehed for BY the resideufs " ase toxin a am -
years old. have $50 trqgbled wltA kiduey com
paint ana -nepess f2E wagy year. cOuld pgt dress
I2JzelE gltLO-t Lelp. Aog am free from al 5ala
4Ba soreness, aud able 70 Do All my exa hoasesork
owe ny thanks % Electric Bifters ior having r..
newed my youth. and removed completely al d..
ease and pain" Try bottle, only Soc, ~ IL. q.
Pierce's Drug Store.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14
The Rose of the Battlefield.

a rose upon battlefield
Lay prone upon the sward,
Upon its fragile stem,
Unhurt by ball or sword.
Brave went the fight from morn to night;
And, at the evenings close,
The chieftain blessed, as on he pressed,
STOPPED down to pluck the rose.
can omen brave,'' quoth he, ''to save
The cause 1 most revere:
Now I'll abide the rose beside,
And plant my standard here"
Then all amid the fire and fame
The chieftain bent his head,
And while the war men shout his name,
Only, Poor rose - he said.
An archer from the foeman's camp
That moment bent his bow;
And, while he strove to raise the rose,
He was himself laid low.
Round rolled the years; and now they tell,
Who see the greensward's stains,
How once the beauty of the rose
Pulsed through the chieftain's veins.
Reck not, o rose, of that great strife
Thy thoughts are all astray,-
Live on thy happy summer life,
With all thy buds at play.
o rose, poor rose, what canst thou know
OF that great battle e-plain,
Or of the shaft that laid him low
Who for thy life was slain?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14

A resident of Plymouth, Mass,
has a novel way of protecting hia
grape-,ines from thieves The sup.
ports are of wood, bat thc cross.
pieces are Of wires insulated from the
ground and connected with au iuduo-
tion coil capable of delivering hcnvy
spark through an inch ~ mlr The
other pole Of the coil is connected
with the ground. Sis go0d-silcd hi-
chromate of potash cells furnish oIer
tro-motiye force for the COLL Short
wires hanging among tbe wines arr
secured 10 the large wires, and when
any one monkeys with the grape
vine while the battery s connected
tio neighborhood is npt to bear FROM
him. ID works every Time, and uY
one comes for second dose
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14
A CAPTAINS FoRTUNArE DISCOVERY.

CAPTAINS FORTUNATE DISCOVERY.
Capt Coleman, sehr Weymouth, plying bfsWeen
Atlantic City and n Y. had been troubled with .
cough 50 that ne was unable 10 sleeps and was in
duced 70 try Dr. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption It not only gave him instant relief, but
alayed the extreme soreness in has breast His
children were similarly affected and single dose
had the same happy effect. DR.. Kings New Dis
r,yery j. now the standard remedy in the Coleman
bousehold and on board the schooner.
Free trial bottles OF this Standard Remedy at III
G. PSerce's Drug Store
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-14

For the benefit Of those whose attention has not
ts, ,+,r,rted 20 the Mutual Life the following in
formation j. published 1t is the oldest company
in the United States. Il Is the largest Company IN
the world, its assets amounting to more than one
hundred and fifteen millions. 1t is the most pFoh'-
able COMPANY. having paid in dividends alone over
.evsr,-rvr, millions. It, total payments to policy
holders since organization aggregate over wv"
hundred and forty millions of dollars, or